” I’m worried about the Italians: let’s hope it won’t happen to them too ”. These are the words of a Danish woman, attacked by English fans after the semifinal England-Denmark. In England, violent cheering risks becoming a specter at the 2020 European Championships, despite the hooligan phenomenon being considered under control. Insults, spitting and aggression: this is what the Danish supporters suffered after the match between England and Denmark. The Newspaper.
There are several testimonies from Scandinavian fans, whose experiences certainly warn the thousand Italian fans present tomorrow evening, Sunday 11 July, at Wembley stadium for the final of Euro 2020 between Italy and England. A Danish woman who has lived in London for 15 years reported being attacked. Jeanette Jorgensen and had gone to Wembley to see England-Denmark together with his three cousins. ” As we walked back to the end of the game, the British started insulting us. They told us to go back to our house and tried to snatch the flag of Denmark from my hand. As I resisted the attempt, they started pulling my hair too. It didn’t seem real to me that this was happening: it was terrifying”, the story of the Danish fan,
Sigrun Matthiesen Campbell told the Danish site Dr: “ My sons, aged 14 and 11, didn’t dare show off their Denmark shirts and caps because they were terrified of the British. At the entrance to the stadium they spit on us and insulted us. ” Other Danish fans also spoke about their bad experience on several Facebook groups of Italians who emigrated to London, to warn them about how much they will risk on Sunday at Wembley: ”We just wanted to have a nice evening enjoying the game. Not everyone was threatening, but now I’m worried about the Italian fans: I really hope it doesn’t happen to them too. ” Meanwhile, the number of Azzurri fans who will go to London to cheer on Italy will be limited. Only one thousand Italians will be allowed to leave from Rome and Milan with special flights for the match.
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